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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
122
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 61
Near Threatened 51
Least Concern 703
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 1841
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Easter lily

Lilium longiflorum

Not Evaluated

Early water grass

Echinochloa oryzoides

Not Evaluated

Akashiwo sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Easter cassia

Senna pendula

Least Concern

Chocolate Tube Slime

Stemonitis splendens

Not Evaluated

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Rio Grande Clover

Trifolium riograndense

Least Concern

Airplant

Tillandsia gardneri

Not Evaluated

Airplant

Tillandsia polystachia

Least Concern

erect spiderling

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

East Indian wine palm

Phoenix rupicola

Near Threatened

golden beak sedge

Rhynchospora corymbosa

Least Concern

Egg-cone Pine

Pinus oocarpa

Least Concern

Agrocybe cylindrica

Not Evaluated

fourpart mistletoe

Phoradendron dipterum

Not Evaluated

egusi-itoo

Melothria sphaerocarpa

Not Evaluated

Agrimony Rust

Pucciniastrum agrimoniae

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Egyptian riverhemp

Sesbania sesban

Not Evaluated

African signalgrass

Urochloa arrecta

Not Evaluated

African scurfpea

Psoralea pinnata

Not Evaluated

African Mahogany

Khaya ivorensis

Vulnerable

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

African Mahogany

Khaya grandifoliola

Vulnerable

African jointgrass

Hemarthria altissima

Least Concern

Enchanting Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum bellatulum

Endangered

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Not Evaluated

Redlead Roundhead

Leratiomyces ceres

Data Deficient

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

European bog pimpernel

Lysimachia tenella

Not Evaluated

African asparagus fern

Asparagus asparagoides

Not Evaluated

Penicillium aurantiogriseum

Not Evaluated

Licea minima

Not Evaluated

European seaheath

Frankenia pulverulenta

Not Evaluated

Adzuki bean

Vigna angularis

Least Concern

Adlafia bryophila

Not Evaluated

Adherent Bristle-grass

Setaria adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Eve's needle cactus

Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Least Concern

Expanded lobsterclaw

Heliconia latispatha

Least Concern

Acutetip Cup Lichen

Cladonia acuminata

Least Concern

Acute spikerush

Eleocharis acutangula

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

False Flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Not Evaluated

Actinoptychus splendens

Not Evaluated

Achnanthidium microcephalum

Not Evaluated

Achnanthidium affine

Not Evaluated

Achnanthes rupestoides

Not Evaluated

False sicklepod

Senna multijuga

Least Concern

Achnanthes parvula

Not Evaluated

Triceratium favus

Not Evaluated

fasten-'pon-coat

Priva lappulacea

Least Concern

soulvine

Banisteriopsis caapi

Not Evaluated

Achnanthes acares

Not Evaluated

Faux persil

Cardiospermum corindum

Not Evaluated

feather cactus

Mammillaria plumosa

Near Threatened

Achlya radiosa

Not Evaluated

Achlya proliferoides

Not Evaluated

fiddle-leaf morning-glory

Ipomoea imperati

Not Evaluated

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